The current Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Academic Calendars are located at https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/academic-calendar.
October 16, 2023, Monday
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Spring 2024 FAS Course Registration (Crimson Cart) opens for all students - add courses to the Crimson Cart.
November 1, 2023, Wednesday
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Spring 2024 FAS Course Registration begins.
November 15, 2023, Wednesday
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Spring 2024 Course Registration Deadline - Spring term course registrations are due for all students by 11:59 PM. Students must submit minimum course load - typically 16 credits - on my.harvard by 11:59 PM.
January 5, 2024, Monday
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Spring term Online Check-In opens for students.
January 15, Monday
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University Holiday: Martin Luther King Day.
January 23, Tuesday
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Approved graduate student dissertations due for March 2024 degree candidates.
January TBD
January 17, Wednesday and January 18, Thursday
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Make-up examinations for Fall 2023 term are held.
January 22, Monday
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Online Check-In must be completed. Students who fail to Check-In online will be charged a late Check-In fee.
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Spring term begins.
January 23, Tuesday
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Deadline for electronic submission of approved Dissertations for March degree candidates.
January 29, Monday
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After this date students must obtain permission from all instructors to enroll in spring courses.
February 5, Monday (3rd Monday)
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Last day that students may drop or add any course without a fee.
February 6, Tuesday
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Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.
February 19, Monday
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University Holiday: Presidents’ Day. No classes held.
February 20, Tuesday, moved due to holiday (Fifth Monday)
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Last day that undergraduates may drop or add a spring course or change the grade status of a letter-graded or Pass/Fail course.
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Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions for spring term with the FAS Registrar's Office. Note some schools have earlier deadlines.
March 4, Monday (7th Monday)
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Last day that graduate students may add (or enroll in) spring term courses. To add a course after this date an approved Petition to Add must be submitted.
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Last day that graduate students may add or change SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.
March 5, Tuesday
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Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.
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Conferral date for March 2023 degrees.
March 9, Saturday through March 17, Sunday
March 18, Monday (9th Monday)
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Last day that graduate students may drop a spring course. To withdraw from a spring course after this date an approved Petition to Withdraw must be submitted and a notation of WD will be recorded.
March 27, Wednesday
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Continuing students: FAS Crimson Cart opens for Fall 2024 term.
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Declaration of Concentration due for third semester undergraduates.
April 1, Monday (11th Monday)
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Undergraduate (A.B. and S.B.) and graduate (A.M., S.M., M.E., MFS, and Ph.D.) student applications for May 2024 degrees must be submitted on or before this date.
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Last day to change concentration for May and November 2024 degree candidates without Administrative Board approval.
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Last day that May and November 2024 undergraduate degree candidates (A.B. and S.B.) may file a foreign language citation study plan or petition for a secondary field.
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Graduate student application for secondary field due for May 2024 degree candidates.
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Last day upon which undergraduates may petition to withdraw from a spring term or year-long course.
April 2, Tuesday
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Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.
April 3, Wednesday
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Continuing students: Course Registration for Fall 2024 begins. Incoming students will register in August for the fall term.
April 17, Wednesday
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Continuing students: Course Registration deadline for Fall 2024. Incoming students will register in August for the fall term.
April 24, Wednesday
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Last day of spring term classes.
April 25, Thursday, through May 1, Wednesday
May 1, Wednesday
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Last day in the spring term that graduate students may submit approved petition to withdraw from a spring course and a notation of WD will be recorded.
May 2, Thursday, through May 11, Saturday (Sunday not included)
May 7, Tuesday
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Faculty meeting at 3:00 PM.
May 9, Thursday
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Approved graduate dissertations due for May 2024 degree candidates.
May 11, Saturday
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Last day that graduate students may submit work for incomplete grades from the fall 2023 term.
May 20, Monday
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Degree Meeting; Faculty vote May 2024 degrees at 4:30 PM.
May 23, Thursday
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Harvard University Commencement.
May 27, Monday
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University Holiday: Memorial Day.